This statistic shows the proportion of department store sales in the total annual retail sales In December from 2008 to 2010. Throughout the years, the department store sales amounted to a constant 14 percent of all sales during Christmas season in the U.S. Interestingly enough, Americans seemed to prefer buying jewelry as Christmas presents for their loved ones, since the jewelry store sales figures amounted to a significantly higher share, with 18 percent in 2008, 21 percent in 2009 and 20 percent in 2010.
U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010
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US Census Bureau. (December 1, 2011). U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010." Chart. December 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/
US Census Bureau. (2011). U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/
US Census Bureau. "U.S. Department Store Sales in December as a Proportion of Total Retail Sales from 2008 to 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/
US Census Bureau, U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
U.S. department store sales in December as a proportion of total retail sales from 2008 to 2010 [Graph], US Census Bureau, December 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209355/us-department-store-sales-in-december-as-a-percentage-of-annual-retail-sales/
